blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
than; other than; except; but
sliding door covered with thick patterned paper
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
in succession; one after another
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
one's house; one's home; one's family
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
doctor of Chinese (herbal) medicine
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
laxative; purgative; evacuant
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
dissection; autopsy; analysis
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
here and there; in places
outside of one's area of expertise
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
summer airing (of clothes)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
sticks used for calculations; divining rods
two colours; two varieties; two types
extraction of square root